Prince Osborne Narrowly Beats Snow Castle in Canberra Final
Doon just missed a treble, losing the final race by a half head to Snow Castle at Canberra on Saturday. Earlier Doon won the Handicap on Crazy Nation and the Improvers on Double Hanoovar a, plus third in the first two races. Crazy Nation clocked 1 39 for the distance, while Double Happy won the Improvers at 2 1/5 for the mile with Slalom runner up and My Reply third.
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Doon
Canberra
Ara
Snow Castle
R. Douch
Prince Osborne
Crazy Nation
Keave
Trumps
Triple Irish
Knave of Trumps
Davidson
Double Happy
Slalom
KR. Blewitt
G. Davidson
Eddie Doon
Jockey Douch Charged After Final Race Interference
Jockey Douch faced a charge of careless riding after the Welter Handicap final where Snow Castle won by a half head from Prince Osborne. Observer Mr Wilson cited interference to F Hudson and P Brogan, with Douch allegedly tossing a rider and crowding rivals early. Douch may miss three meetings but can ride at the Canberra meet on February 2. protest in the Flying Handicap was dismissed.
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Douch
Gareless
Mr. Wilson
F. Hudson
P. Brogan
Snow Castle
Prince Osborne
E. Doon
Brogan
Mc Wilson
Hudson
Bron
Wilson
Couch
Adaminaby
Cooma
Canberra
B Ayoub
Begins
J. Hillier
Gungahlin On Target in Canberra Times Racing Column
Canberra Times racing writer Gungahlin was on target with four wins from six selections. A fifth placed just a half head behind the second choice, benefiting followers with favorable results against bookmakers.
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Canberra ‘Times
Gungahlin
Bartlett Wins First Major Tennis Title
Bartlett defeats Sydney’s Bill Lloyd 6 4 6 1 in the final to claim his first major tennis title. Lloyd grows impatient in rallies while Bartlett’s steady baseline play dominates. Elizabeth Fenton of Temora adds under 17 girls doubles and under 19 mixed doubles titles to her city list.
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Bartlett
Sydney
Bill Lloyd
Lloyd
Elizabeth Fenton
Temora
Off Spinners at Test: Australia Struggles Against Titmus
England's Titmus dismissed Harvey Simpson ONeill and Booth cheaply as Australia collapsed to 5 212 at stumps after England posted 279. Benaud plans to rely on spin with Shepherd hoping to spark a revival as Simpson and Harvey added 160 for the second wicket and Lawry fell to a diving Murray catch.
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Titmus
Harvey
Simpson
O'Neill
Booth
Australia
England
Richie Benaud
Benaud
Barry Shepherd
Ken Barrington
Shepherd
Ted Dexter
Litmus
Bob Simpson
Dexter
Tmus
Norman O'Neill
Truman
John Murray
Bill Lawry
Queenslander Sings Lively Singles Wins Across Matches
Victorian led 1 4 but Fletcher drove through to take the set 12 10 then won the next two 6 0 and 6 4. John Newcombe beat Eddie Beers 6 1 6 3. Fred Stroll defeated M Cox 6 3 6 4 6 4. Margaret Smith edged Joan Gibson 6 2 6 3 after a tight first set. No play tomorrow due to water on courts. matches resume Wednesday Thursday Friday nights.
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Fletcher
Heuce Fletcher
Hillebrand
John Newcombe
Eddie Beers
Newcombe
Fred Stroll
Great Britain
Margaret Smith
Joan Cibson
N.S.W
Miss Gibson
Margaret
Kevin Berry Breaks Two World Records in Sydney Meet
Kevin Berry shattered two world butterfly records at the New South Wales swimming championships in North Sydney. He won the 220 yards butterfly in 2:28.4, shaving 1.3 seconds from his Melbourne time, and secured eight world records overall. Bob Windle claimed a rare double in the 1650 and 110 yards events, with Windle narrowly missing the world mark. The Australian Swimming Union secretary called Berry's swim among the greatest ever and praised Windle’s dual victory.
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Sydney
Kevin Berry
N.S.W
North Sycees
Alan Wood
Russell Phepan
Wimdle
Charles Staples
Melbourne
Wedesthiy
Tralian
Lnion
W. Berge Phillips
Berry
Bob Windle
Windle
John Konrad
Masters Win To Keyter
Bruce Reyter captured the South African Masters with a 72-hole total of 291, a three stroke win over Harold Snggs, Eric Moore and I. Westbrook who tied for second. Harold Henning briefly led with 67 in round three but finished 296. Bob Charles did not return for the final round.
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Harold Snggs
Eric Moore
I. Westbrook
Harold Henning
Bob Charles
New Zealand
Golf Classic Insurance Limited to Four Holes in Palm Springs
Lloyds of London caps hole in one coverage for the Palm Springs Classic at four designated holes after paying out about £428,900 over the past three years. The move narrows the policy to the most lucrative holes in the event.
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Palm Springs
California
Lloyds of London
Leedham Wins World Richest Sprint In Sydney
Des Leedham of Canberra beats Ken Irvine by inches in the 120 yard sprint at North Sydney Oval. Leedham clocked 11.5 seconds to claim the world’s richest sprint prize of £800, with Irvine finishing close behind amid a head wind and tough handicap race.
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Sydney
Don Adams
Dorriga
Leedham
Irvine
Adams
Feed
Canberra
Des Leedham
Ken Irvine
North Sydney Oval
Dev
Peter Thomas
Bankstown
Leedham’s Sprint Wins Highlight Australian Circuit
Leedham has won three professional sprints including the Murray Bridge gift in South Australia Greensborough Gift in Victoria and the Glenelg Commemoration Day Gift on December 28. He coaches a group of young sprinters at the North Canberra Amalet Athletic Club printed by The Federal Capitalie of Australia Pty Mort Street Canberra ACT.
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Leedham
Murray Bridge
South Australia
Greensborough
Victoria
Glenelg
North
Canberra
Amalet Athletic Club
The
Federal Capitalie of Australia Pty
O Company
Mort Street
Canberra City
Act
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Cover Screen
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Lindsay Hassett
Tnoural
Adelaide
Ken Fletcher
Queensland
John Hillebrand
Elkington
Richard Ling
Staples
Neville Hayes
Brett ‘Hill
Capetown
A.a.p.reuter
Bruce Reyter
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